NOOKSACK RIVER WATERSHED RIPARIAN FUNCTION ASSESSMENT, 2001The objectives of this report are to summarize large woody debris (LWD) recruitment potential and stream shading for the Nooksack River basin, evaluate results, and develop general recommendations for riparian restoration and protect.

LOWER NOOKSACK RIVER PROJECT: ALTERNATIVE ANALYSISThis link will take you to the Whatcom County Public Works River and Flood Division site where you can download the Lower Nooksack Restoration Project, which addresses existing flood risks and habitat degradation in the Nooksack River downstream from the City of Ferndale.

Restoration Project Feasibility Studies

HABITAT RESTORATION OPTIONS - CANYON CREEK ALLUVIAL FAN HABITAT RESTORATION, 2007 This report presents recommendations to restore salmon habitat in lower Canyon Creek, North Fork Nooksack River. Background information and analysis leading to preliminary designs and cost estimates are presented for a first phase of work to address chronic fish passage barrier at rivermile 0.2. Concepts are also presented to restore habitat diversity and complexity in the lower one mile of stream.

WRIA 1 Salmonid Recovery Plan and Restoration Strategies

WRIA 1 SALMONID RECOVERY PLAN, 2005 The WRIA 1 Salmonid Recovery Plan identifies actions necessary to recover WRIA 1 salmonid populations, especially listed species. The plan outlines the framework for implementing recommended actions that have been agreed to by local, state, tribal, and federal governments and stakeholders in WRIA 1. This is a locally developed plan and is incorporated as a chapter into the Shared Strategy's "Plan for Recovery of Puget Sound Salmon" (Shared Strategy 2001).

ANNUAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MATRICESThe Project Development Matrices list restoration strategies by reach for each of the Nooksack River Forks. The restoration strategies that have high to moderate benefit to Nooksack early Chinook are highlighted as either Tier 1 or Tier 2. The matrices are used by potential sponsors considering grant application to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board; projects that implement strategies that have a high or moderate level of importance for chinook will have a higher likelihood of funding success..

ANNUAL WORK PROGRAM UPDATESEach year, watershed groups representing the fourteen chapters of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan develop updates to their three-year work programs that describe the watershed's status of recovery actions and identifies the anticipated actions for the next three years necessary to implement the Salmon Recovery Plan. The work programs are intended to provide a road map across the Puget Sound region on priorities for implementing the salmon recovery plan, inform and support funding requests, and establish a recovery trajectory within each watershed and the region. The information below includes the WRIA 1 three-year work program update for habitat actions pertaining to chinook recovery, which is currently the priority for WRIA 1 salmon recovery. Updates to the other Puget Sound watersheds' work programs can be found on the Puget Sound Partnership website.

HISTORICAL CHANNEL LOCATIONS OF THE NOOKSACK RIVERBrian Collins and Amir Sheikh, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Universiy of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, November 23, 2004Due to the size of this document, it issplit into multiple files:Part 1a;Part 1b; Part 2a; Part 2b; Part 2c

ACHIEVING THE VISION: The local vision of salmon recovery is to return self-sustaining salmonid runs to harvestable levels through the restoration of healthy rivers, marine shorelines, and natural processes, careful use of hatcheries, and responsible harvest. Achieving this vision will require active participation and support of local landowners, businesses, and the larger community.